Chapter 23: The Breakout

With a "whoosh", a sharp arrow pierced through the chest, and the Jurchen knight on the horse shook twice and fell headlong.

The feather arrows galloped, and the Jurchen cavalry on the Chang'an Post Road, who were wantonly slaughtering the people along the way, fell off their horses one after another, and the Han'er foot soldiers who followed the evil also fell to the ground one after another, fleeing in a hurry.

The iron cavalry was vertical and horizontal, and the Song cavalry of the brigade chased up, the swords and guns were added, the blood blades were one after another, and the screams were all over the wilderness, and the cavalry of the pursuing loyal and righteous army was everywhere, as well as the golden soldiers who fled with their lives.

"These shitty thieves!"

Dong Xian urged the horse to catch up, looked at the Song people who were crying beside the corpses of their relatives on the post road, and scolded fiercely.

These golden people, in the dark night, when the army was defeated, panicked, fled all the way to the south, and went straight to the shore of Weishui, harming countless people along the way.

These Jin soldiers originally wanted the loyal army to retreat, and then fled to the north road, but with these more than 1,000 iron horses, they came and went like the wind, and the ordinary Song army could not resist it.

Who knew that before the burning, killing and looting were finished, the cavalry of the loyal and righteous army of the brigade chased after them.

"Folks, don't be afraid, Fanzi has been driven away by us! Let's settle the corpses of our families and go home!"

Dong Xian shook his head and sighed. I have been with Wang Song for a long time, close to Zhu Zhechi, and Wang Song often said the sentence "Xing, the people are bitter; died, the people suffered", which also made Dong Xianxin have relatives.

"General, please save everyone!"

"The rebellious army in Chang'an City burned, killed and looted, doing all kinds of evil, begging the general to be the master of the villains!"

A great crowd of people gathered together, fell on their knees in the snow, and kowtowed vigorously.

"Rest assured, everyone! Ben will lead his troops now and destroy these dog thieves!"

Knowing the situation in Chang'an City, Dong Xian asked the soldiers to go back to Wang Song to report the situation, and at the same time led his subordinates to Chang'an City.

Along the way, the corpses of the people can be seen everywhere, and there are refugees coming and going everywhere, and I don't know where the people can go and where to find food in this winter?

Most of the villages on the roadside are ruined, smoky and burning, many mud houses are in disrepair and dilapidated, and there are corpses everywhere, a post-apocalyptic scene.

Is this still the capital of the Han and Tang dynasties?

The tall city walls of Chang'an City are impressive, so dilapidated, and under the cold of winter, it looks particularly desolate and desolate.

The Song and Xia wars for nearly 80 years, Shaanxi used troops from all walks of life, and the people and livestock in Guanzhong were wiped out, and the ten rooms were empty. Since the Jin people went south several times, the disaster was in Guanzhong, and the land of Chang'an suffered even more from the war.

These routs are not slow to flee at all. Zhang Jun led the army to flee westward, Chang'an City was already empty, without the control of the local government, and the law and order in the city was chaotic. Robbery and looting, all kinds of crimes are committed in broad daylight. It's no wonder that on this winter day, people flee the city one after another.

Countless war horses galloped in, and the ground rattled. Outside the gate of Tonghua City, the defeated troops who were punching and kicking the people and wantonly humiliating them were all stunned, and they raised their heads one after another and looked east.

In the direction of Changle Slope, countless knights came on horseback, and the rebels were all dumbfounded. Look at the outfits of these people, they are definitely not Jurchens, where did this knight come from, is it also the Western army that has fled?

The crowd was amazed, and the knights on their horses had already drawn their bows and arrows and aimed them at the rebel army outside the city gates.

"Don't shoot, it's all your own brothers, don't hurt ...... by mistake"

"Whoever is with you is your own brother!"

Dong Xian stretched out his bow and took the lead in firing the bow, and an iron-clad rout officer was shot in the throat, and his body fell straight from the city wall.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Countless feather arrows roared away, accompanied by smoking earth-shattering thunder, heading straight for the chaotic army on the city wall.

The rebels were all shocked. They subconsciously ran away, some ran to the ruins on both sides of the city gate, and some ran to the city warehouse

The emperor fled, and there was a mess.

The iron cavalry galloped and rampaged, and countless rebels were knocked over and cut to the ground. The knights rolled into the Tonghua Gate, and the dozens of knights behind the fall stopped, directly ignited the earth-shaking thunder on the horse, waved their arms, and threw the sky-shaking thunder towards the city gatehouse.

"Pass! Pass!"

The explosion of earth-shattering thunder sounded, and the city gate tower was full of ghosts crying wolves, and the rebel army that wanted to resist was scattered and fled in all directions.

The knights rushed forward vertically and horizontally, rushed into the city gate, and with the impact of the war horses, they collided and split, and there were many flesh and blood along the way, and there were screams again and again.

The rebels who were doing evil in the city were panicked when they encountered the soldiers of the loyal army who came madly, and many of them were killed on the spot. The knights were like wolves, driving away the terrified rebels and moving forward.

"Don't panic the people, we are a loyal army, only kill the rebel army!"

"Only kill the rebels!"

The roars of the soldiers of the loyal army sounded, and many of the rebels hid in the houses in the city, everyone took off their military uniforms, threw away their swords and guns, hurriedly changed into the clothes of the people, and then ran out of the city without their lives.

The rebels fled one after another, and the people saw the knights coming in, and slaughtered the rebels without disturbing the people, and they picked up their swords, guns, and sticks, and followed the knights, chasing and killing the chaotic soldiers who fled in panic.

The knights of the loyal army moved forward one after another, and the rout army panicked, and those who could not flee fell directly to the ground, shouting "spare their lives", occupying both sides of the street.

"Spare your life!"

"It's down! It's down!"

The rout shouted loudly, but was overturned by the swarming angry people.

"Why didn't you say it when you did evil just now!"

"Give my daughter back!"

The people were filled with righteous indignation, sticks and sticks were down, the rout army cried for their fathers and mothers, and several of the rout soldiers who fled were stabbed and slashed to the ground by the knights, and the streets were extremely chaotic.

"Your Lord will be there, speak quickly, or cut off your dog's head at once!"

Dong Xian put his spear against the throat of a panicked deserter and scolded sharply.

"In ...... Jingzhao ...... Government ...... Door ......"

Before the deserter could speak, Dong Xian had already stabbed him in the throat with a shot. Defeat the enemy for thousands of miles, treat the people like wolves and tigers, and not killing them is not enough to be angry with the people, and the people's hearts are right.

He had been to Jingzhao Mansion many times, and he was very familiar with everything here.

"Go to Jingzhao Mansion!"

Dong Xian rode forward, and the generals followed behind. Go to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, block the leader of this group of rebellious soldiers, kill these dog thieves, and give the people an explanation, which will also prevent future troubles.

Before reaching the gate of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, dozens of horses rushed towards them, and they were full of armored generals.

The men, all panting and disheveled, had apparently been in a hurry, not knowing whether they were drinking for pleasure or ruining the women.

"Which army are you brothers of the Western Army, and what have you done here? You just slaughtered my subordinates, but are you waiting? Hurry up, or I'll go to Zhang Junxianggong to seek justice!"

Seeing that Dong Xian and the others were not dressed as Jurchens, the officers who took the lead in the rout were obviously relieved.

"You arsonists burn, kill and loot, do all kinds of evil, it's really better than pigs and dogs! You'd better go to Lord Yama to seek justice!"

Dong Xian was furious and scolded loudly.

"You are really unreasonable, you dare to call Zhang Xianggong's respect!"

The leading officer was furious, pulled out the steel knife in his waist with a "poof", pointed at Dong Xian and said angrily: "You shit, get off the horse for Lao Tzu and kowtow a few times, otherwise Lao Tzu will look good with you!"

Thinking that he followed Zhang Jun, even Liu Xi, Wu Jie, and Zhao Zhe, who were northern princes with thousands of troops and horses, would give him some face, who knew that a small unknown officer in front of him would dare to talk to him like this.

Dong Xian's face turned pale, waved his hand, and said loudly: "Do it!"

The knights were already impatient, and before Dong Xian's words fell, they had already rushed out like the wind.

The officer of the rebel army led by him was so shocked that before he could speak again, he had already been stabbed off his horse with two spears, and was stabbed heavily in the neck, and his head was separated.

"None of them will be left!"

Dong Xian shouted loudly at the swarming knights.

"Search the whole city and get rid of all these dog thieves!"

Jingzhao Mansion, Guanzhong Plain, should have been under the rule of the Loyal and Righteous Army for a long time, and now it is an opportunity.

"General, please stay!"

It was already noon, and the rebels in the city had either fled from the city or had been killed. Dong first asked his subordinates to transfer all the grain from the yamen granary, and made porridge in the east and west gates.

"General, the little old people take the place of the villagers, please stay! If there are any more rebels and bandits, the people of this Jingzhao Mansion should die!"

I felt that the army in front of me was a division of benevolence and righteousness, and I also knew that they had defeated the Jurchen army. Perhaps because they were afraid that the army would leave and abandon them, the people discussed in private, selected a few respected old men to come out, and came forward to ask.

"This ......"

Dong Xian hesitated.

Wang Song didn't want to have disputes with the Great Song Dynasty, but this didn't mean that he could care about the lives of the people.

The loyal and righteous army is strong and strong, and the Jurchen army that has just broken through the invincible is domineering and thriving. In time, Wang Songjun will be in the world, and they will be the ministers of the dragon, high-ranking officials, rich and glorious, and they will be at their fingertips.

If Wang Song submits to the imperial court, the scholar family is dominant, and the martial artist is in charge of the army, the interests will be greatly reduced. Not to mention whether it can be prosperous and rich, if it is not, it may be ruined, imprisoned, or even spread......

Those who see things are not afraid of big things, and Dong Xian made a decision in his mind in an instant.

"General, Shaanxi has been fighting for many years and has been slaughtered by gold thieves repeatedly. The court only cares about fighting, regardless of whether the people live or die. The villagers were hungry and cold, those who froze to death, and those who starved to death. Please also ask the general to lead the troops to garrison and get some food, otherwise this winter, the villagers will not be able to survive it!"

The people knelt on the ground, everyone kowtowed, and several old men were in tears, which made people sad.

Shaanxi has fought again and again, and the Jurchens have repeatedly gone south to attack Shaanxi, and they have already been ten rooms and nine empty, and the fertile land is barren. Now the people of Shaanxi are afraid that they will want to eat people.

Seeing that Dong Xian was silent, thinking that he would not stay, another old man kneeled forward, hugged Dong Xian's knee, and begged bitterly.

"General, now there are only more than 30,000 people in Jingzhao Mansion City. The bark and weeds were eaten, and the people began to eat the flesh of the dead. Many people are so hungry that they have to give birth. Coupled with the war between the government and Fanzi, and the tax was collected three years in advance, General, how do you say we will live!"

A huge Chang'an city with a population of only 30,000!

"General, Wang Xianggong loves the people like a son, let's stay!"

The surrounding soldiers were all red-eyed, and they begged Dong Xian, expecting him to agree to the people's demands.

Dong Xian pretended to think about it, and he had already made up his mind in his heart. As the people said, the surplus grain of the government is given porridge like this, and I am afraid that it will not be able to support it for even ten days and half a month.

First cut and then played, first occupied Jingzhao Mansion, and then explained the matter to Wang Song.

"The villagers have all risen up, and they will temporarily send troops to garrison Chang'an City."

Dong Xian helped up the old men in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "However, I still have to show the prince in the future, if he doesn't agree, he will be powerless!"

"Wang Xianggong is a hero of the world, he will definitely agree!"

The shouts of the surrounding people shocked Dong Xian's heart. It turns out that Wang Song also has such weight in the hearts of the people of Shaanxi.